CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) n
- 2.Which word is “nut”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) nut
- 3.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) b
- 4.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pot (c) not
- 5.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) net (c) rat
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 7.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) n
- 8.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bin (c) nut
- 9.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) h
- 10.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 11.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) j (c) l
- 12.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 13.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) dot (c) hot
- 14.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 15.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) got
- 16.🏃 Which word is this? (a) van (b) run (c) red
- 17.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) s
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bus
- 19.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) dog (c) bed
- 20.Which word is “bus”? (a) cup (b) bus (c) nut
- 21.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) get (c) got
- 22.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) log (c) fox
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 24.☀️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) sun
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) dug (c) bus
- 26.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fox (c) fix
- 27.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 28.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tap (c) tip
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 31.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cop (c) cup
- 33.Which word is “cup”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) cap
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) log
- 35.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 36.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) web
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) fog (c) hog
- 38.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) pot (c) lot
- 40.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) dog (c) hog
Answer key
- d
- nut
- b
- not
- nut
- o
- c
- run
- d
- u
- l
- t
- cot
- o
- lot
- run
- b
- bus
- box
- bus
- got
- fox
- u
- sun
- bug
- fox
- fox
- sum
- top
- u
- bug
- cup
- cup
- log
- u
- tub
- hog
- dog
- lot
- hog
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